Five die in head-on-collision

By Odette Ismail
17 October 2006

Five people have burnt to death after a head-on-collision today, near the Tugela bridge on the N2 highway in Norhtern Kwa-Zulu Natal.

Road Traffic Inspectorate spokesperson Colin Governder reveals in a News24 report that a BMW collided with a Toyota Yarris causing it to catch alight.

A Netcare 911 spokesperson said that a woman in the Toyota was in a serious condition and had to be airlifted to the Entabeni Hospital in Durban.

It is believed that the BMW tried to overtake on a double white line when the accident took place.